Peter Ackroyd

Rioting has always been a London tradition. It has been since the early Middle Ages. There's hardly a spate of years that goes by without violent rioting of one kind or another. They happen so frequently that they are almost part of London's texture.

British Author

Pierre Omidyar

In February of 1996, about six months after I created eBay, I started receiving a spate of complaints. Everyone was complaining about each other. I felt very much like I was a parent who had to adjudicate the brothers beating each other up.

French Businessman

Mick Hucknall

I had a spate of being run over between the ages of 11 and 13. I was quite a rambunctious child, I had a little moped I used to ride illegally. I got hit by cars three times because I was a very day-dreamy kid.

English Singer

Kunal Khemu

I started off with films similar to 'Blood Money' - intense, emotional dramas. But as is often the case, the industry and audience typecast me and I decided to break away. Hence, followed a spate of comedies.

Indian Actor

Shobana

In Tamil or Malayalam, there was a time when light films ruled. Then, a spate of drama or women-oriented stunt films followed.

Peter Hitchens

A serious dose of unemployment and a spate of bank failures can make the unelectable electable quite quickly.

English Journalist

Kovai Sarala

The audience always looks for a change. After a spate of action, and romance, now they want to laugh.

Indian Actress

Meredith Whitney

There's not a doubt in my mind that you will see a spate of municipal-bond defaults.

American Businesswoman

Spate often describes negative occurrences, suggesting a sudden surge that feels overwhelming.

Unpleasant Events

A spate indicates events happen close together in time, implying a sense of urgency or intensity.

Temporal Cluster

Using spate implies there are more events than usual, often to the point of being excessive or hard to manage.

Connotation of Excess

Spate as a flood connects with natural events, often following heavy rains or melting snow.

Natural Occurrence

When used to describe flooding, spate often hints at potential danger and damage to areas affected.

Damage Indicator

The word spate emphasizes the rapid onset of a flood, distinguishing it from gradual increases in water levels.

Suddenness

 So what is behind this deadly spate of attacks? According to local news reporter Jerry Sinon, it's a question on everyone's mind. There was a lot of rumors in regards to the attacks.

What Shark Is Attacking...

 I don't know if you've noticed, but there's been a spate of books that have come out lately contemplating or speculating on the cognition and emotional life of dogs.